Tassia tragedy: Four dead, 29 rescued as search continues

Remnants of the six-storey building that collapsed at Tassia estate in Embakasi, Nairobi County, on December 6, 2019, leaving at least four people dead. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NATION MEDIA GROUP.

In Summary

• Nairobi Regional Commissioner Wilson Njenga said the 29 people were taken to Mama Lucy and Kenyatta hospitals and that they feared several people remained trapped under the debris.
• The owner of the building, identified only as Mama Kanyoni, was expected to give tenancy records but she was nowhere to be found. She reportedly owns building in Pipeline and Tassia estates.
• Some residents said they had warned the owner of the building about a possible collapse but that she ignored them.
• But others said there had been no signs of weakness so many were caught unawares.

Four people have been confirmed dead and 29 rescued so far, following the collapse of a six-storey building at Tassia estate in Embakasi, Nairobi County.

Nairobi Regional Commissioner Wilson Njenga gave this update on Friday evening as search and rescue efforts continued, following the incident minutes after 8am.

Mr Njenga said the 29 people were taken to Mama Lucy and Kenyatta hospitals and that they feared several people remained trapped under the debris.

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